Roll Call

October 18, 1998

Some key votes in the U.S. Congress last week:

HOUSE VOTES

* WIRETAPS: By a vote of 148 for and 267 against, the House refused to remove wiretap provisions from the conference report on a fiscal 1999 funding bill (HR 3694) for the CIA and other intelligence agencies. A yes vote would remove wiretap language from an intelligence funding bill.

Representatives Yes No

Deutsch, D-Fort Lauderdale x

Diaz-Balart, R-Miami x

Hastings, D-Miramar x

Wexler, D-Boca Raton x

Foley, R-West Palm Beach x

Meek, D-Miami x

Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami x

Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale x

* NOTIFYING PARENTS: The House voted, 224 for and 200 against, to require federally funded clinics to notify parents in writing before providing contraceptives to minors. The girl could receive the device immediately upon parental consent, or by waiting five days in the absence of consent. A yes vote would require family-planning clinics to notify parents of girls under 18.

Representatives Yes No

Deutsch, D-Fort Lauderdale x

Diaz-Balart, R-Miami x

Hastings, D-Miramar x

Wexler, D-Boca Raton x

Foley, R-West Palm Beach x

Meek, D-Miami x

Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami x

Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale x

* STEEL IMPORTS: Voting 345 for and 44 against, the House approved a resolution (HJ Res 598) urging a one-year ban on steel imports from 11 countries including Japan, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia. A yes vote would back a one-year ban on steel imports.

Representatives Yes No

Deutsch, D-Fort Lauderdale x

Diaz-Balart, R-Miami x

Hastings, D-Miramar x

Wexler, D-Boca Raton x

Foley, R-West Palm Beach x

Meek, D-Miami x

Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami x

Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale x

SENATE VOTES

* HEALTH CARE: By a vote of 50 for and 47 against, the Senate tabled (killed) a motion by Democrats to bring House-passed health care legislation (HR 4250) to the floor. This prevented action on a bill, drafted by House Republicans, that expands patients' rights in health maintenance organizations. A yes vote would oppose bringing a House-passed HMO bill to the floor.